The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-17s and U-19s are set to compete at the 2018 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs this week at the SoCal Sports Complex in Oceanside, California. Both teams will play three group stage matches between Monday and Sunday prior to the quarterfinal knockout round, which also takes place in Oceanside on July 25-26.
The tournament’s official draw unfolded on June 7, splitting 32 academy clubs at each age level into eight groups of four. The group stage consists of a three-game round-robin and will send every first-place finisher to the Development Academy quarterfinals, which will follow on June 25-26.